The Asthma Foundation Victoria will deliver epidemic thunderstorm asthma community education sessions at the Bendigo Library next month, after a number of lives were lost to the condition last year.
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The sessions are funded by the federal Department of Health and Human Services in response to last year’s unprecedented thunderstorm asthma event in metropolitan Melbourne and Geelong.
The event caused significant demand on paramedics and hospital emergency departments and contributed to the loss of up to nine lives on November 21.
The free community sessions can be attended by anyone, and will cover the following topics:
- What is thunderstorm asthma?
- Who is at risk of thunderstorm asthma?
- How do you respond to a thunderstorm event?
- How to perform asthma first aid?
To ensure there is a thorough understanding of asthma the AFV will also present a basic overview of asthma and medications used to treat and prevent symptoms.
The first two sessions are on November 8, between 11.30am and 1pm and between 6.30pm and 8pm and the final session is on November 9 between 1.30pm and 3pm.